- Date: Friday 1st - Sunday 10th August 2025
- Venue: TREACYS WEST COUNTY HOTEL, Clare Rd. Ennis tel: 065-6869600
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Irish CHAMPIONSHIP Main Event:
- Rounds 1-8: Saturday 2nd - Saturday 9th @ 3 pm,
- Round 9: Sunday 10th August, 11 am
- Eligibility: IRL Federation and Rated 1900+ (FIDE or ICU any 2025 list)
- Time:
- 90 mins for the first 40 moves + 30 mins for the rest of the game, plus 30 sec increment from move 1. Default time 30 mins, Subject to eligibility criteria (see Details article from ICU event page), the Winner is declared Irish champion and offered a place on the next Irish Olympiad team.
- Guaranteed Prize fund 4.000 euro
First Prize - 1,500 euro
- The IRISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 Other Events:
- Rate of play in classical events: 90 min + 30 sec, except First Weekender as below. All Classical events are 5 rounds, FIDE and ICU rated, default time 30 mins. < /strong>
- IRISH JUNIOR U20& U12 RAPID CHAMPIONSHIP:
Saturday 2nd, 7 round FIDE rated Opens, 10 min + 5 sec, 14:30-18:00, 200 euro Prize fund.
- FIRST WEEKENDER: Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd
Intermediate: 1650-1950, 90 min + 30 sec, Rounds Fri: 7pm, Sat/Sun: 10 am, 3pm
Major: 1400-1700, 75 min + 30 sec, Rounds Fri: 7 pm, Sat/Sun: 10 am, 2:30 pm
Challengers: <1450, 60 min + 30 sec, Rounds Fri: 7 pm, Sat/Sun: 10 am, 2 pm
1500 euro Prize Fund
- IRISH RAPID CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Saturday 2nd, 6 round FIDE rated Open, 10 min + 5 sec, 20:00-23:00, 600 euro Prize Fund
- WEEKDAY OPEN
Monday 4th - Friday 8th
Rounds: 1-4 3:00 pm, round 5: 2:00 pm, 800 euro Prize Fund
- IRISH JUNIOR U20 & U12 BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP: Fri 8th
11 round FIDE Rated Opens, 3 min + 3 sec, 11:30 - 14:00, 600 euro Prize Fund
- OPEN WEEKENDER, 35+, 50+, 65+:
Friday 8th - Sunday 10th, Rounds: 19:00 on Friday, 10:00 and 15:00 on Sat/Sun, 1500 euro Prize Fund
- IRISH BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday 9th
11 round FIDE Rated Open, 3 min + 2 sec, 20:00 - 2230, 600 euro Prize Fund
Updated details and Entry to all Events on www.icu.ie/calendar
Entry Contact: John Cassidy, tel: 065 6824642 or mob.: 087 2495913- Email:ritacassidy16@gmail.com
ENTRIES SO FAR: (37 entries) Name (FIDE Rating)
ICC MAIN EVENT:
CM Jacob Flynn 2285
FM Conor O'Donnell 2275
IM Oleg Gubanov 2233
FM Kavin Venkatesan 2233
CM Shane Melaugh 2207
Patryk Brozynski 2193
FM Peter Carroll 2177
Oisin O'Culleanain 2169
FM Colm Daly 2153
Lukian Hushpit 2145
Jason Liu 2141
FM Rory Quinn 2134
CM Andrey A Ivanov 2128
Yannick Woods 2105
Nitish Arun 2105
Korneliuz Bartczak 2100
Oliver Barnes 2092
Atharva Paibir 2087
Darun Govindaraju 2033
Gavin Melaugh 2029
FM Gordon Freeman 2018
Harry Braine 2003
David Geaney-O'Brien 1973
Oissine Murphy 1964
Thomas Junior Dunne 1963
Jamie Comley 1952
Conor Sheehan 1952
Joshua Ryan 1950
Anthony Fox 1943
Oleksii Rai 1941
Brian Gallagher 1937
Kenny Perkin 1935
Adam McCoy 1915
Mark McGrath 1904
Declan Voogt 1901
Advaith Nichenametia V 1885
Nemhain Doolin 1880
ICC U20 & U12 JUNIOR RAPID CH AUG 1 2025: Name (Rating)
ENTRIES SO FAR:
U20 (27 entries)
Korneliuz Bartczak 2100
Conor Sheehan 1952
Gabriel Landmark 1898
Toby Crothers 1814
Finn Cummins 1800
Akos Kardkovacs 1625
Vihan Patil 1514
Ryan Kerrigan 1480
Bart Czerniak 1449
Ilankathir Vanjinathan 1442
Adam Quinn 1381
Edwin Tony Arackal 1281
Manuel Heydemann 1249
Ghiath Alkhadem 706
Alan Gazda
Nathan Brady
Ryan Peter
Filip Bodnar
Ethan Flynn
Evan Sheehan
Adam Ruigrok
Chiron Recto
Namo Siller-Aziz
Ganesh K
Navinesh Ramesh
Leonie Heydemann
Hazim Ibrahim
U12 (41 entries)
Aiden Thomas Boby 1761
Angel Mariya Boby 1646
Ronan Kelly 1619
Kaivalya Patil 1572
Krish Bhattacharjee 1543
Ericson Tony Arackal 1493
Danyil Siruk 1488
Eshaan Dunna 1406
Nevan Bharambe 1381
Oisin McFadden 1335
Khushi Maddu 1332
Prisha Kejriwal 1204
Pearse Keohane 1201
Daphne Schranz 1153
Rohan Megadi-Walia 1121
Kaja Mackevic 1103
Aarav Patadiya 1034
Saicharan Jaiganesh 1030
Rossa Donovan Toolan 1012
Aarvi Pandey 592
Sean Kerrigan
Arnav Bansode
Louie Flynn
Fiachra Walsh
Eisa Ayaan Ahamed Sebin
Rithwik Das
Nazar Roik
Brian Lane
Jack Lane
Fionn Kelly
Carina Heydemann
Eoghan O'Donnell
Roisin Comyns
Aviraj Singh Sahota
Siraj Singh Sahota
Kaylem Kavanagh
Luke Keller
Lochlann Kennedy Roach
Nikodim Kurochkin
Iaromir Kurochkin
Bohdan Mukovoz
ENTRIES SO FAR: Name (FIDE Rating)
ICC First Weekender INTERMEDIATE: (27)
Henk de Jonge 1927
Hugh Kelly 1913
Gabriel Landmark 1898
John McSweeney 1887
Marius Antohi 1854
Stephen Clancy 1853
Dylan McBrien 1851
Roy Marshall 1823
Toby Crothers 1814
Niall O'Higgins 1807
Alex O'Rourke 1795
Paul Kellett 1782
Len Hackett 1781
Rahul Arun 1778
Sreeyan Andhurti 1778
Joseph A McDonnell 1777
Dylan Murphy 1770
Aiden Thomas Boby 1761
Adam D Bermingham 1757
Cathan Harrington 1743
John Halpenny 1726
Desmond Beatty 1726
Eoin Scully 1687
Evan McCourt 1676
Philip Duffy 1650
Namo Siller Aziz
Iaromir Kurochkin
ICC First Weekender MAJOR: (40) Name (FIDE Rating)
Chris Armstrong 1695
Daniel Devine 1660
Kevin McInerney 1653
Angel Mariya Boby 1646
James O'Sullivan 1639
Aidan Coll 1633
Akos Kardkovacs 1625
Ronan Kelly 1619
Conor Crean 1618
Pawel Krawinski 1612
Aden Pinitha Palihawadana 1608
Craig Dubose 1575
Devah Chandrasekar 1573
Kaivalya Patil 1572
James S O'Connor 1555
Nikolai Dimitrov 1554
Robin Johnson 1549
Krish Bhattacharjee 1543
Desmond Martin 1530
Vladimir Mabhena 1528
Cillian McSweeney 1515
Vihan Patil 1514
JP Butler 1513
Norbert Heydemann 1503
Ericson Tony Arackal 1493
Maslen Briggs 1490
Danyil Siruk 1488
Aarav Rudroju 1486
Tomas Shestakov 1456
Lugh Bulfin 1453
Bart Cierniak 1449
James Horrigan 1417
David Emmo 1411
Eshaan Dunna 1406
Henry Williams 1318
Thomas Kenny
Carina Heydemann
Leonie Heydemann
Aiden O'Higgins
Hazim Ibrahim
ICC First Weekender CHALLENGERS: (39) Name (FIDE Rating)
Austin Haoen Gu 1408
Conor McMcMahon 1382
Nevan Bharambe 1381
Shrimadh Prakash 1375
Mark Keohane 1359
Sunit Dhake 1358
Eoin O'Higgins 1343
Oisin McFadden 1335
Kaushal Sethiya 1322
Cillian McBrien 1294
Eva Sharma 1288
Edwin Tony Arackal 1281
Adam Mallett 1279
Erica Bermingham 1276
Manuel Heydemann 1249
Zixiao Zhang 1233
Pearse Keohane 1201
David Crowe 1176
Nikodem Zamiar 1166
Daphne Schranz 1153
Martin Schranz 1071
Odd Halvor Moen 1060
Saichan Jaiganesh 1030
Shasana Manikandan 1030
Siddhant Dhake 975
Cian Grant 954
Niamh Bermingham 930
Sean Walsh 816
Lexi Conway 793
Roy Stewart
Navinesh Ramesh
Nikodim Kurochkin
Nathan Brady
Lochlann Kennedy Roach
Grace Conheady
Conor Twohig
Sean Guinane
Anastaslia Apuktina
Sean Cabida
ICC Weekday OPEN: Name (FIDE Rating)
ENTRIES SO FAR: (22 entries)
Gabriel Landmark 1898
Stephen Clancy 1853
Roy Marshall 1823
Toby Crothers 1814
David Haigney 1811
Joseph A McDonnell 1777
Adam D Bermingham 1757
Chris Armstrong 1695
Phillip Foenander 1672
Conor Crean 1618
James Kelly 1614
Tom O'Sullivan 1572
Shay Scott 1547
Nigel Telford 1516
Ericson Tony Arackal 1493
Danyil Siruk 1488
Henry Williams 1318
Edwin Tony Arackal 1281
Erica Bermingham 1276
Daphne Schranz 1153
Martin Schranz 1071
Lexi Conway 793
ICC OPEN WEEKENDER 35+, 50+, 65+: Name (FIDE Rating)
ENTRIES SO FAR:
35+ (4 entries)
David Haigney 1811
Adam D Bermingham 1757
James Monagnan 1585
Vladimir Mabhena 1528
50+ (5 entries)
Paul Kellett 1782
Pat McCarrick 1710
Bill Delee 1665
Martin Schranz 1071
Klaus Weih
65+ (7 entries)
CM Tim Harding 1965
Miles D Gilvarry 1842
Maurice Buckley 1761
Niall P Whelan 1657
Jasvinderpal Singh 1620
Nikolai Dimitrov 1554
Shay Scott 1547
OPEN (14 entries)
Gabriel Landmark 1898
Stephen Clancy 1853
Roy Marshall 1823
Toby Crothers 1814
Fiachra Moore
Joseph A McDonnell 1777
Ciaran O'Reilly 1751
Akos Kardkovacs 1625
Conor Crean 1618
James Kelly 1614
Aken Pinitha Palihawadana 1608
Leo Latore 1452
Erica Bermingham 1276
Finn Dunseith
ICC RAPID CH 2025 OPEN: Name (Rating)
ENTRIES SO FAR: (29 entries)
Shane Melaugh 2207
Robert Arellano 2134
Nitish Arun 2105
Gavin Melaugh 2029
Declan Voogt 1901
Jasmina Gajcin 1900
Gabriel Landmark 1898
Stephen Clancy 1853
Toby Crothers 1814
Rahul Arun 1778
Joseph A McDonnell 1777
Peter Koeller 1738
Akos Kardkovacs 1625
Pawel Krawinski 1612
Aken Pinitha Palihawadana 1608
Bart Cierniak 1449
Ilankathir Vanjinathan 1442
Oisin McFadden 1335
Daphne Schranz 1153
Martin Schranz 1071
Navinesh Ramesh
Hazim Ibrahim
Ben McCarthy
Namo Siller Aziz
Zambo Zoltan Istvan
Daniel Kemendi
Jade Jansen
Ike Ogbuchi
Sean Cabida
ICC U20 & U12 JUNIOR BLITZ CH 2025: Name (Rating)
ENTRIES SO FAR:
U20 (9 entries)
Sreeyan Andhurti 1778
Matthew O'Neill 1709
Akos Kardkovacs 1625
James Kelly 1614
Vihan Patil 1514
Ryan Kerrigan 1480
Ignacio Poyato
Ethan Flynn
Ryan Peter
U12 (18 entries)
Kevin McInerney 1653
Kaivalya Patil 1572
Ilankathir Vanjinathan 1442
Patrick Hanna 1414
Theo Scanlan Gleeson 1405
Pearse Keohane 1201
Daphne Schranz 1153
Inesh Meade 987
Louie Flynn
Sean Kerrigan
Aviraj Singh Sahota
Siraj Singh Sahota
Luke Keller
Brian Lane
Jack Lane
Olly Wainwright
Owen Wainwright
Finn Hurley
ICC BLITZ CH 2025 OPEN: Name (Rating)
ENTRIES SO FAR: (15 entries)
Shane Melaugh 2207
Korneliuz Bartczak 2100
Gavin Melaugh 2029
Stephen Clancy 1853
David Haigney 1811
Joseph A McDonnell 1777
Peter Koeller 1738
Akos Kardkovacs 1625
James Kelly 1614
James Monaghan 1585
Ericson Tony Arackal 1493
Edwin Tony Arackal 1281
Daphne Schranz 1153
Martin Schranz 1071
Klaus Weih
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